UNGASS 10-year Review - TNI

Starting in March 2008 the international community will evaluate the implementation of the political declaration and action plans of the UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on Drugs in 1998. A year long ‘period of global reflection’ will lead up to a Ministerial Segment at the CND in March 2009. What are the procedural aspects that still require clarification? What space will there be for civil society to participate in the different stages of the process? What will be the key issues on the table? What kind of improvements in the functioning of the UN drug control system could be expected or aimed at? Is a reform of the UN Drug Conventions needed? This site will guide you through the process and provide critical background.

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The 2008 Commission on Narcotic Drugs – Report of Proceedings

The 2008 Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) was designated as the point at which the international community would debate the progress made in international drug control in the 10 years since the Political Declaration of the 1998 UN General Assembly Special Session on Drugs (UNGASS) called for the eradication or significant reduction of the cultivation, supply and demand of illicit drugs. The International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) published a report of proceedings.

Statements at 2008 CND

Several government and UN officials as well as civil society organisations made interesting statements at the 51st session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) on March 10-14, 2008. Tags: CND HIV/AIDS UNGASS civil society drug control harm reduction human rights
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Statement about the coca leaf

Statement in support of the Bolivian announcement to ask for the un-scheduling of the coca leaf from the list controlled substances of the 1961 UN Single Convention.

Transnational Institute / International Drug Policy Consortium (IDCP)

March 12, 2008

Tags: Bolivia CND INCB UNGASS coca conventions

Abolishing Coca Leaf Consumption?

The INCB needs to perform a reality check

TNI Press Release
March 5, 2008
EMBARGO: 00.01 hrs GMT, March 5, 2008

The Transnational Institute condemns the decision by the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) in their 2007 annual report released today, which calls on countries to ‘abolish or prohibit coca leaf chewing and the manufacture of coca tea’.

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Tags: Bolivia INCB Peru coca human rights